An Economic Model Predictive Approach for Inventory Routing and Control with Time Windows Constraints: Application in the Distribution of Industrial Gases

In the process of industrial gas distribution, the uncertainty of future demand presents an important challenge for the production of efficient delivery plans, where the overall cost is minimized and product shortages must be avoided. The objective of this paper is to present a new method for produc...

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Main Author: A. Nikolakopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2016-08-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/3801